The High End Munich show still is my favorite show of the year, but new this year is the Headphone Show in Essen. The World of Headphones Show is coming to Western Europe!
During the High-End show in Munich in May, there is a dedicated section for personal audio which the High End Society names “The World of headphones”. Basically they group all personal audio related companies and they try to put them all together in the same area. As personal audio is getting more important each year, the area and show is growing fast. And that’s a good thing!
Because of the popularity of this part of the show, the High End Society now has decided to go on tour with their World of Headphones Show, and the first up is the show in Essen, Germany. It will be held next weekend on August 12 and 13 and it is totally FREE!
From the High End Society
Headphones are companions most music lovers cannot do without, for enjoying music when out and about or undisturbed at home. Ranging from wireless Bluetooth technology to wired high end models, as an in-ear version or with noise cancelling, the portable models, available in a wide variety, are a firmly-established accessory in the audio world. It is the direct way of listening to music, which many people find thrilling and often consider the most beautiful form of music reproduction. The listener is able to take in their favourite pieces with incredible intensity, as disturbing background noises and influences such as room acoustics can largely be tuned out. In addition, top-quality headphone amplifiers make the decisive difference, especially for audiophile listeners.
At the WORLD OF HEADPHONES leading manufacturers, distributors and dealers will be showcasing a large selection of mobile and stationary sound equipment. Visitors can take their time to try out and compare a multitude of different headphones. With its extraordinary architecture, the Oktogon at the Zeche Zollverein in Essen provides an attractive setting for the WORLD OF HEADPHONES.
The place to be?
Oktogon auf der Zeche Zollverein
UNESCO-Welterbe Zollverein
Bullmannaue 11
45327 Essen
Saturday: 10am to 6pm
Sunday: 10am to 5pm
Confirmed partners
- Abyss Headphones – headphone.shop GmbH
- ALO Audio – headphone.shop GmbH
- Astell & Kern – headphone.shop GmbH
- Audeze – Mega Audio
- AURALiC – audioNEXT GmbH
- BURSON – audioNEXT GmbH
- Campfire Audio – headphone.shop GmbH
- Cardas Audio – Sieveking Sound GmbH & Co. KG
- CEN.GRAND – audioNEXT GmbH
- Chesky – Klangfarben
- Chord Electronics – DREI H Vertriebs GmbH
- Corda – Meier-Audio
- Custom Art – headphone.shop GmbH
- DAN CLARK AUDIO – audioNEXT GmbH
- Enleum – audioNEXT GmbH
- Essential – Klangfarben
- Feliks Audio – headphone.shop GmbH
- Fidelice by Rupert Neve Designs – Mega Audio
- Foné – Klangfarben
- Fostex – Mega Audio
- Grado – High-Fidelity Studio
- Grado – HiFi Spezialist Werner Pawlak GmbH
- Hiby – audioNEXT GmbH
- HiFi-Rose – audioNEXT GmbH
- HIFIMAN – Sieveking Sound GmbH & Co. KG
- Hifiman – Meier-Audio
- in-akustik – Klangfarben
- InEar – headphone.shop GmbH
- Jazz Wax – Klangfarben
- Lotoo – audioNEXT GmbH
- MalValve – MalValve D. Mallach
- Melco Syncrets – DREI H Vertriebs GmbH
- nextgen™ – WBT-Industrie GmbH
- opus 3 – Klangfarben
- Pan Am – Klangfarben
- Portento Audio – audioNEXT GmbH
- RAAL requisite – headphone.shop GmbH
- ROSSON AUDIO DESIGN – audioNEXT GmbH
- SENDY AUDIO – audioNEXT GmbH
- Sennheiser Sonova – Sennheiser
- Sieveking Sound – Omega Sieveking Sound GmbH & Co. KG
- Sivga Headphones – headphone.shop GmbH
- SOtM – audioNEXT GmbH
- Spirit Torino – headphone.shop GmbH
- Stockfisch – Klangfarben
- Telarc – Klangfarben
- The Universal – Dimari Technologies GmbH
- Vinyl Love – Klangfarben
- Volumio – audioNEXT GmbH
- Warwick Acoustics – audioNEXT GmbH
- Waxtime – Klangfarben
- WBT – WBT-Industrie GmbH
- WBT-PlasmaProtect™ – WBT-Industrie GmbH
- Zeitgeist – headphone.shop GmbH
- ZMF Headphones – headphone.shop GmbH
- Zähl Tontechnik – audioNEXT GmbH
Let us know in the comments if you’re planning on going and/or how the show was.
Enjoy!
